#87 · Center

Sidney Crosby

Age: 39
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 206 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CAN

GP: 7
G: 2
A: 2
P: 4
+/-: -4
SOG: 18

Drafted 2005 · Round 1, #1 overall (PIT)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	4	7
G	2	1	4-2
A	2	3	4-2
P	4	4	8-4
SOG	18	7	10+8
PPP	0	2	2-2
+/-	-4	-2	+2-6
PIM	0	2	8-8
TOI/GP	19:46	18:17+1:28	18:07+1:39
SH%	11.1	14.3-3.2	40.0-28.9

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Crosby is shooting 11.1% (2 on 18 shots) against 15.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 2.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 43.2; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 46.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -9.1; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.999; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 67.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 13:46; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

30 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Crosby is used

#87 · C · Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 20:02; 13:46 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 67.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 46.9%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 43.2%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Crosby53.0s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Crosby29%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Rickard Rakell72.0 min together45%shot attempts

Bryan Rust37.9 min together39%shot attempts

Erik Karlsson34.0 min together49%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	2	2	4	-4	0	0	18	11.1	19:46
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	68	29	45	74	0	44	10	160	18.1	19:14
2025–26 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	1	4	5	-1	6	1	19	5.3	20:57
2024–25	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	33	58	91	-20	31	12	227	14.5	20:22
2023–24	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	42	52	94	+7	40	10	278	15.1	20:05
2022–23	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	33	60	93	+8	52	9	255	12.9	20:09
2021–22	Pittsburgh Penguins	69	31	53	84	+19	32	8	208	14.9	19:58
2021–22 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	2	8	10	+2	2	1	22	9.1	20:26
2020–21	Pittsburgh Penguins	55	24	38	62	+8	26	5	159	15.1	20:24
2020–21 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	1	1	2	-2	2	0	21	4.8	20:06
2019–20	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	16	31	47	-8	15	4	109	14.7	20:16
2019–20 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	2	1	3	0	0	0	13	15.4	20:46
2018–19	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	35	65	100	+18	36	12	220	15.9	21:00
2018–19 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	0	1	1	-4	2	0	6	0.0	22:24
2017–18	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	29	60	89	0	46	9	247	11.7	20:41
2017–18 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	12	9	12	21	+7	6	1	29	31.0	20:18
2016–17	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	44	45	89	+17	24	14	255	17.3	19:53
2016–17 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	24	8	19	27	+4	10	4	63	12.7	19:24
2015–16	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36	49	85	+19	42	10	248	14.5	20:28
2015–16 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	24	6	13	19	-2	4	3	69	8.7	20:26
2014–15	Pittsburgh Penguins	77	28	56	84	+5	47	10	237	11.8	19:58
2014–15 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	2	2	4	+1	0	0	10	20.0	20:09
2013–14	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	36	68	104	+18	46	11	259	13.9	21:58
2013–14 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	1	8	9	-4	4	0	38	2.6	21:19
2012–13	Pittsburgh Penguins	36	15	41	56	+26	16	3	124	12.1	21:06
2012–13 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	14	7	8	15	-3	8	2	59	11.9	23:05
2011–12	Pittsburgh Penguins	22	8	29	37	+15	14	2	75	10.7	18:28
2011–12 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	3	5	8	-3	9	0	13	23.1	20:37
2010–11	Pittsburgh Penguins	41	32	34	66	+20	31	10	161	19.9	21:55
2009–10	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	51	58	109	+15	71	13	298	17.1	21:57
2009–10 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	13	6	13	19	+6	6	1	41	14.6	23:32
2008–09	Pittsburgh Penguins	77	33	70	103	+3	76	7	238	13.9	21:57
2008–09 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	24	15	16	31	+9	14	5	79	19.0	20:49
2007–08	Pittsburgh Penguins	53	24	48	72	+18	39	6	173	13.9	20:51
2007–08 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	20	6	21	27	+7	12	2	59	10.2	20:42
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	36	84	120	+10	60	13	250	14.4	20:46
2006–07 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	3	2	5	0	4	1	20	15.0	21:40
2005–06	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	39	63	102	-1	110	16	278	14.0	20:08

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CHI	2	0	2	0	2	19:20
Sat, Oct 10	vsDAL	0	0	0	-1	1	23:13
Fri, Oct 9	@CBJ	0	0	0	0	3	19:40
Wed, Oct 7	@WSH	0	0	0	-4	2	19:07
Mon, Oct 5	vsWPG	0	0	0	-1	5	19:27
Sat, Oct 3	vsMTL	0	1	1	+1	2	19:53
Wed, Sep 30	@PHI	0	1	1	+1	3	17:39

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Canada · OG	4	2	4	6	+3	0	0	10	20.0	12:51
2024–25	Canada · WC	8	4	8	12	+8	6	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Canada · 4 Nations	4	1	4	5	+2	2	0	3	33.0	17:34
2016–17	Canada · WCup	6	3	7	10	+8	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Canada · WC-A	9	4	7	11	+1	2	1	22	–	–
2013–14	Canada · Olympics	6	1	2	3	+4	0	0	11	–	–
2009–10	Canada · Olympics	7	4	3	7	–	4	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Canada · WC-A	9	8	8	16	–	10	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Rimouski · QMJHL	62	66	102	168	–	84	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Canada · WJC-A	6	6	3	9	–	4	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Rimouski · M-Cup	5	6	5	11	–	6	–	–	–	–
2004–05 (P)	Rimouski · QMJHL	13	14	17	31	0	16	–	–	–	–
2004–05 (P)	Rimouski · M-Cup	5	6	5	11	–	6	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Rimouski · QMJHL	59	54	81	135	–	74	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Canada · WJC-A	6	2	3	5	–	4	–	–	–	–
2003–04 (P)	Rimouski · QMJHL	9	7	9	16	0	10	–	–	–	–
2002–03	Shat.-St. Mary's · High-MN	57	72	90	162	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001–02	Dartmouth · NSMHL	74	95	98	193	–	114	–	–	–	–
2001–02 (P)	Dartmouth Subways · NSU18MHL	7	11	13	24	–	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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